Mike Browne set the fastest🐲 lap of practice on Thursday afternoon at the 2024 Ma𒊎nx Grand Prix aboard his Ducati in the Classic Superbike class.

Practice has 💯been cancelled for the last three days due to poor weather on the Isle of Man, with t🅘he Clerk of the Course forced to utilise the road closure contingencies.

As a result, ꩵtwo lots of practice have been scheduled for Thursday, with more running taking place from 6:30pm local time this evening.

Browne ๊led the way on Thursday afternoon, posting a 123.225mph effort on his only flying lap of the session on𓂃 his Bike Specialist & Key Racing Ducati 916.

He did three laps on the Classic Superbike in total and led Ja👍mes Hind, who fired in a 122.52mph at the end of the session on his Norton WRS588.

David Johnson’s Mistral Racing Ka♔wasaki ZXR750 was knocked back to third by Hind.

Johnson clocked a 122.ꦚ057mph lap, while 16-time Isle of Man TT winner Ian Hutchinson was fourth with a 121.035mph ab✱oard his Steadplan Kawasaki ZXR750.

Michael Rutter completed the top five in class, while Sunday pacesetter Rob Hodson’s Kawasaki broke down on his first l🅰ap.

Michael Dunlop didn’t a🍌ppear on the timing screens and it’s unclear what his issues were. He did encounter problems on his Ducati on Sunday.

The afternoon began with🐲 the combin♚ed running for the Lightweight, Classic Junior and Classic Senior machinery.

Ian Lougher led the way in the Lightweight class with a 114.317mph✅ on his Laycock Racing Yamaha TZ250, with Stuart Hall and Gareth Arnold rounding out the top three.

Sunday pacesetter in the ▨class, Le𝄹e Johnston, was sixth on his Reed Racing Honda RS250 with a 106.383mph lap.

Jamie Coward topped the Classic Junior standings with a lap of 103.585mph, leading 🎉a Honda CB350K4 1-2-3 ahead of Dan Sayle and Paul Jordan.

Shaun Anderson led the Classic Senior standings with 109.694mph on his✨ Paton 500, with🌌 Jamie Coward and Browne trailing him. John McGuinness was fourth on his Team Winfield Paton at 105.345mph.

In the Junior Manx GP class, Andrea Majola snatched top spot away from Maurizio Bottallico with a final lap of 114.1mph on his Pato♏n Supertwin.

Daniel Ingham was fastest in the Senior Manx G💜P category at 116.997mph on his Yamaha R6, with Bottalico and Michael Gahan completing the top three.

Roads are due to close again at 6pm local time, with the Classic Superbikeꦺ/Senior/Junior session up first.